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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD P. ELLIOTT, OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES H.FRENCH, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND DAVID HEALD, OF

MILFORD, NEV HAMPSHIRE.

ADJUSTABLE MIRROR-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 458,227, dated August25, 1891.

Application filed November 28,1890- Serial No. 372,800. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD P. ELLIOTT, of Nashua, in the county ofHillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ad- 3' ustable Mirror-Sup ports, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inadjustable mirror-supports,whereby toilet 310 mirrors may be supported in various positions, and itis an improvement on the invention set forth in Patent No. 439,839,granted November 4, 1890, to O. H. French and David Heald, assignees ofRichard P. Elliott, the present applicant, for mirror-supports.

The invention has for its object to provide improved means whereby amirror may be so supported that it can be moved bodily from and towardthe fixed support or piece of furniture on which it is mounted, and canbe adjusted to any desired angle with relation to said fixed supportwithout coming in contact therewith; and it consists in the improvementswhich I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved mirror-supporting device,the standards supporting the said device being shown in section. Fig. 2represents a back view of a portion of one fixed standard, a portion ofthe mirror-frame, and one end of my improved mirror-supporting device.Fig. 4 represents a plan view, similar to Fig. 1, of another form of myinvention; and Fig. 3 shows a rear elevation of the same.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, a. a represent two vertical standards forminga part ofthe article of furniture to which the mirror is to be attached and uponwhich it is to be supported.

I) I) represent the side pieces of the swinging frame in which themirror is set.

o 0 represent the inner fixed sections or brackets of the swinging armsof the mirrorsupport, and said fixed sections are firmly affixed to thestandards a a. The said stand aids are shown in Fig. 1 as at the sidesof the movable mirror-frame, while in Fig. 4 they are arranged at theback of said frame.

(Z (Z represent the next sections of the arms of the mirror-support, andsaid sections cl cl are pivoted to the sections 0 c at c c, and havepivoted to their other ends at d d the outer sections cl (1' of theswinging support. The outer sections d are pivoted at e to the yoke e.Said yoke e is attached to a strip g,

extending across the back of the movable 6o mirror-frame by means ofhorizontal frictional pivots in such manner that the mirror may be movedas on a horizontal axis and iiiclined to any desired angle from avertical position.

The fixed sections 0 care bent to project backwardly a distancesufficient to allow of the presence of the sections d and d between saidsections 0 and the back of the mirrorframe when the latter is in itsnormal position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1.

The outer sections (1 are extended beyond their pivot-points d at jj.Said extensions j 3 lie in the curve formed by the sections owhen themirror is in its normal position, and their use is to prevent the edgesof the mirrorframe from coming in contact with the standards or sidepieces of the bureau or other article of furniture on which said mirroris mounted. The operation of said extensions j is as follows: When oneedge of the mirrorframe is pulled forward, the sections d turn upontheir pivots c and the sections d turn upon their pivots d as upon afulcrum, therebycausing the extension j at the end opposite the endpulled forward to come in contact with the front of the fixed section 0at said opposite end, and thus, as will be seen, preventing the sidepieceb of the movable frame from coming in contact with the standard a.

It is found desirable to limit the backward movement of sections d d,andthis is done by means of the stopss 8, against which said sectionscome in contact when swung inward to the desired extent.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, in which the standards a are arranged atthe back of the swinging frame, a a represent side standards, forming apart of the article of furniture on which the mirroris mounted, and saidtoo standards have attached to them T-shaped pieces h h, which are usedto take the place of the sections for the purpose of preventing contactbetween mirror-frameand the side 5 standards, and said pieces h are soplaced as to come in contact with the extensionsj in the same manner asdo the sections in the form shown in Fig. 1, as already described. Itwill be seen that in this form the sections IO 0 are affixed to thestandards a, one above the other, so that each section and the sections(1 d attached thereto can swing horizontally without coming in contactwith the other. The sections cl are of such form that the I outersections (1' are on the same horizontal plane as in Fig. 1. Theabove-described arrangement of swing- 1ng arms permits a greater rangeof adj ustment, as either vertical edge of the movable 2o m rror-framemay be swung forward until the mirror assumes an angle of ninetydegreesor more with the back of the bureau or other article of furniture onwhich said mirror is mounted, so that advantage may be taken of anyavailable light, without regard to the direction from which it comes.

The strip of wood g, to which the yoke e is attached, forms part of theso-called glassback, which is secured to the back of the 0 mirror-frameto protect the mirror.

I claim 1. The improved mirror-supporting device consisting of twoseries of jointed arms, each series composed of two horizontally-movable3 5 but vertically-immovable sections, one of said sections havingprojecting ends, combined with fixed guides or brackets arranged tocooperate with said projecting ends, as set forth.

2, In an adjustable mirror -support, the combination, with twosupporting-standards, of the fixed sections or brackets c c, aifixed tosaid standards, the sections d (1, pivoted to said fixed sections orbrackets, the sections d, pivoted to said sections 01 and havingextensions j j projecting beyond said pivotpoint, and a yoke 6, attachedto the back of the movable mirror-frame and to which the ends of thesections (1' are pivoted, as set forth.

3. In an adjustable mirror-support, the combination, with twosupporting-standards, of the fixed sections or brackets c o, affixed tosaid standards, the sections d d, pivoted to said fixed sections orbrackets, the sections 61, pivoted to said sections (1 and havingextensions j j projecting beyond said pivotpoints, a yoke 6, attached tothe back of the movable mirror-frame and to which the ends of thesections d are pivoted, two side standards a a, and stop-pieces h hthereon, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of O0- tober,A. D.1890.

RICHARD P. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

0. WV. HOITT, O. J. HAMBLETT.

